WASHINGTON, D.C.(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017 — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today decried President Donald Trump’s pledge to “totally destroy” the Johnson Amendment, which prohibits churches from engaging in political activities such as endorsing or campaigning for political candidates. SEE: Trump[Read More…]
Opinion
Study Finds American ISIS Fighters Likely to Be U.S. Born, Engaged in Society
Research challenges widely held assumptions about American face of ISIS CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017. A new study from the Chicago Project on Security and Threats at the University of Chicago and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Counter-Terrorism Policy Center finds striking patterns among individuals in the United States considered ISIS supporters,[Read More…]
Southern Poverty Law Center: Trump’s Planned Changes to Government’s ‘Countering Violent Extremism’ Program are Politically Motivated, Dangerous
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017. The following statement is by Heidi Beirich, director of the SPLC’s Intelligence Project. “The changes that President Trump is reportedly considering to the government’s Countering Violent Extremism program are dangerously misguided, for two important reasons. “First, by changing the name to Countering Violent Islamic Extremism, he is[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending January 28, 2017
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2017 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending January 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 246,000, a decrease of 14,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 259,000 to 260,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
December 2016 Jobless Rates Down Over the Year in 236 of 387 Metro Areas; Payroll Jobs Up in 292
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 1, 2017. Unemployment rates were lower in December than a year earlier in 236 of the 387 metropolitan areas, higher in 111 areas, and unchanged in 40 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-seven areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and five[Read More…]
NOW: Senate Judiciary Committee’s Vote to Confirm Jeff Sessions as Attorney General is a Dereliction of its Duty to Uphold the Constitution
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2017. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: The Senate Judiciary Committee’s vote to confirm Jeff Sessions as Attorney General is a dereliction of its duty to uphold the Constitution. Sessions has been called the intellectual godfather of Donald Trump’s policies, and his fingerprints are all over Donald[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: Senate Judiciary Votes to Advance ‘Nightmare’ Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
Party-line vote with No Dems in Support; Nomination now Heads to Senate Floor for Final Vote DPA: Sessions is a Disaster for Drug Policy and Criminal Justice Reform Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2017. Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the nomination of Jeff Sessions for Attorney General of the United[Read More…]
People’s Action Responds to Donald Trump Nominating Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court Justice
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2017. Starring in a prime-time television show as president of the United States, Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch on Tuesday to be the next justice of the Supreme Court. LeeAnn Hall and George Goehl, co-directors of People’s Action, provided this response: “Trump said during his address, ‘I[Read More…]
Yes, This Man Could be in Charge of the Nuclear Arsenal (Video)
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2017 With monitoring all the events taking place in the United States today, you can’t help but wonder is this reality or are we really living in ‘The Twilight Zone’? If ever we needed a time to laugh, this is it. Former Texas Governor Rick Perry has been[Read More…]
National Education Association President to Senate: Reject Betsy DeVos and Take a Stand for Students
Eskelsen García: The level of public engagement in opposition to Betsy DeVos’ agenda has been astounding WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)– January 31, 2017 – The U.S. Senate is set to begin debate on Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s controversial pick to head the U.S. Department of Education. This comes on the heels of[Read More…]
